Gallery: Top 10 world's best public spaces (Peace Bridge makes the cut)

10. Festina Lente Bridge in Sarajevo: Developed by designers Adnan Alagic, Bojan Kanlic and Amila Hrustic, the basic idea of the overpass is the union of the secular and spiritual and to establish a balance between left and right side. crossing the bridge is a unique experience because of it's specific layout and views that we encounter when going through the gate, preparing users to enter into another dimension, awakening spirituality.

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/ Adnan Alagic, Bojan Kanlic and Amila Hrustic

9. 170 Foot Trampoline, by Salto Architects: Developed for the Archstoyanie Festival in Russia by Estonian architecture studio Salto, 'fast track', the 170-foot long trampoline demonstrates the integral elements of park planning. Expressed as a road installation, the project challenges the concept of infrastructure that normally focuses on technical and functional aspects, tending to be ignorant to its surroundings.Designboom.com
/ Salto Architects

8. Chop Stick, by Visiondivision: Commissioned by the Indianapolis Museum of Art to erect a concession stand for their 100 acres, The Viriginia B. Fairbanks Art & Nature Park, Swedish architecture firm Visiondivision (Anders Berensson and Ulf Mejergren) have realized 'chop stick', a design based on the universal notion of that you need to sacrifice something in order to make something new.Designboom.com
/ Visiondivision and the Indianapolis Museum of Art

7. Superkilen Urban Park, by BIG Architects, Topotek1 + Superflex: Superkilen is a kilometer-long park situated through the Nørrebro area just north of Copenhagen's city centre, considered one of the most ethnically diverse and socially challenged neighborhoods in the danish capital as it is home to more than 60 nationalities.Designboom.com
/ BIG Architects, Topotek1 + Superflex

6. Peace Bridge in Calgary, Canada, by Santiago Calatrava: The single-span helical footbridge gently arcs across the water, sheltering users with a glass roof along its 126 meter length. Adjacent to Prince's Island Park in the downtown district, the structure will provide pedestrians and cyclists with connecting routes between the urban center and Memorial Drive.Designboom.com
/ Santiago Calatrava

5. Floating Cinema, by Ole Scheeren: Surrounded by a dramatic landscape of towering rocks emerging from the ocean, the audience experienced an atmospheric convergence of nature and cinematic narratives - primordial notions of light, sound and stories suspended in the darkness between sea and sky.Designboom.com
/ Ole Scheeren

4. Bay South - Gardens by the Bay, by Grant Associates: The arcadia will showcase signature features such as cooled conservatories, flower dome and cloud forest; the super trees in the golden garden, silver garden and supertree grove; the heritage gardens; the world of plants; and, the dragonfly and kingfisher lakes. changing floral displays, choreographed light and sound shows and a series of interpretive media and narratives will bring to life the story of plants, with dining and retail experiences.Designboom.com
/ Grant Associates and Wilkinson Eyre

3. Mechanical Ramps, by Roberto Ercilla: Bisecting the center of Vitoria in Northern Spain and climaxing at the cultural center, Roberto Ercilla's 'mechanical ramps' improve accessibility for the local community from one end of town to the other in a protected and constantly transforming sequence, punctuated by sections of level ground which open to the exterior.Designboom.com
/ Roberto Ercilla

2. Melkwekbridge, by NEXT Architects: Melkwegbridge by Amsterdam-based firm NEXT Architects is a continuation of Melkweg, which is part of the Kanaalsprong master plan and connects the Weidevenne district to the historical city centre of Purmerend, in the Netherlands.Designboom.com
/ NEXT Architects

1. Bosque de la Esperanza, by Giancarlo Mazzanti: Featuring a 700-m2 canopy structure comprised of prefabricated dodecahedrons, the design is read as a cluster of trees against the muted and monotonous background of the slum settlement.Designboom.com
/ Giancarlo Mazzanti

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